self-deception
🇺🇸
/ˌself dɪˈsepʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌself dɪˈsepʃn/
noun
R
Believing something that isn't true, even when you know it's not.
He was in denial about his failing health, a clear case of self-deception.
translation
Believing something that isn't true, even when you know it's not.
Word Forms
Plural
self-deceptions